Chapter 7 of the International Building Code (IBC)1 requires life safety dampers to protect duct and air transfer openings within building separations — fire walls, fire barriers, fire partitions, horizontal assemblies, smoke barriers, and smoke partitions. 

Greenheck’s HB Series of heavy duty industrial backdraft dampers has grown with the addition of the HBR-150, a round industrial backdraft damper with a flanged-style frame. The HBR-150 is rated for velocities up to 4,000 fpm and back pressures up to 6-inch wg.

Greenheck has developed a UL-approved three-sided retaining angle installation method for fire and combination fire smoke dampers. The company says this method is ideal for installations where the damper sleeve is tight up against a wall, floor, or other obstruction with no room for a retaining angle on one side.

Greenheck has added Model RBD-15 to its line of remote balancing dampers. Constructed of heavy gauge galvanized steel, Model RBD-15 is a multi-blade balancing damper rated for pressure differential up to 4 inch wg. and velocities up to 2,000 fpm.

Ruskin recently expanded its Juarez, Mexico, manufacturing plant with a 100,000-square-foot addition to the existing facility.

Greenheck has added two new models of stainless steel backdraft dampers to its backdraft damper line. The SSNM-10 Series is a horizontally-mounted backdraft damper designed to allow vertical airflow up and prevent reverse airflow.

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Whether we’re talking a single building or a larger campus, proper strategy for this key HVAC component requires the right team working at the right times. Both physical and fiscal safety may depend on it.